Zidane To Be Next France Coach
After winning a Champions League and La Liga title already in Madrid, the France legend is already being earmarked for the Bleus job Former international Frank Leboeuf expects Real Madrid boss and...
Tag: the World Cup
Gyan Must Win A Trophy To Be Regarded Ghana’s All-Time Great
Ex-Ghana international George Alhassan reckons Asamoah Gyan must win a trophy with the Black Stars to be considered all-time great. The iconic striker enjoys the crucible record as the country's...
India Says No Commonwealth Shambles At U17 Football World Cup
India has promised that this year's U17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were notorious for shoddy facilities and corruption. Subrata Dutta, a...
Asia To Beat Africa To World Cup Football Win
Asia has overtaken Africa and now looks the more likely continent to produce a World Cup-winning team, according to the former England goalkeeper David James. Speaking at the World Football Forum in...
Hrustic Makes Australia Squad For Football World Cup Qualifier
Dutch-based youngster Ajdin Hrustic was a surprise pick in Ange Postecoglou's 30-man squad named Monday for Australia's crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia followed by the Confederations...
Ghana U17 Not Good Enough
Kojo Addae Mensah, Managing Director of DataBank Group has given a scathing review of the Ghana Under-17 team stating that there are too many frailties in the team. According to the financial guru...
Black Starlets Draw Goalless To Maintain Unbeaten Run
Ghana’s U-17 men’s soccer team, the Black Starlets, drew 0-0 with Guinea on Saturday, May 20 in the final Group A game of the ongoing Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The result sees both sides...
Coach Fabin Makes Four Changes For Last Group Game Against Guinea
Four changes have been made to the Black Starlets team facing Guinea Ghana coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has made four changes in his side to face Guinea in the last group game in the ongoing 2017 U17 Afcon...
Kwesi Nyantakyi Wants Black Starlets To Eschew Complacency
Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, believes that the Black Starlets must eschew complacency in the ongoing CAF U-17 Tournament in Gabon. The two-time African champions are through...
Neymar Left Out of Brazil Squad For Argentina Friendly
Neymar and several other top Brazilian players have been left out of the national squad for friendlies next month against Argentina and Australia, coach Tite said on Friday, giving them a long summer...
Xavi’s Al Sadd Win Qatar’s Emir Cup
A dramatic last minute winner gave Al Sadd, skippered by Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez, victory in the Emir Cup final on Friday, Qatar's biggest domestic cup competition. The match was played in...
Chinese Football League Urged To Keep Order After Flare-Ups
A senior official called for "good order" between the Chinese Super League's foreign and domestic players after allegations of racism and violence among a number of flare-ups involving top stars....
De Villiers Wary of ‘next Level’ Stokes
South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken his game to the "next level" in the Indian Premier League but stressed the tournament had improved many of his...
Football World Cup Will Attract 1.3 Mn Fans
Up to 1.3 million fans will visit Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, an official said Thursday, equivalent to half the Gulf country's population. Nasser Al-Khater, a senior figure with the body...
Air-Conditioned Qatar World Cup Stadium Ready
With a little under 2,022 days until the Qatar World Cup kicks-off, the tiny yet hugely ambitious Gulf state will officially unveil the tournament's first completed venue on Friday. The Khalifa...
Targets Set For Kwesi Appiah Pragmatic and Achievable – Ernest Thomson
A member of the management team of the Black Stars, Ernest Thomson said targets set for Kwesi Appiah are realistic and achievable. The former Al Khartoum manager had been tasked to qualify and win...
2022 World Cup Stadium Ready For Inauguration
Construction work has been completed at this iconic stadium which only highlights the speed at which Qatar is working towards delivering the World Cup Qatar is leaving no stone unturned to ensure...
Carter and Laulala Driving Racing Forward In French Top 14
Casey Laulala believes Dan Carter's drink-drive shame has helped forge a strong bond of friendship between the New Zealand teammates which can help Racing 92 end a troubled season with a successful...
Ghana Coach Makes Two Changes Against Gabon
The Technical handlers of Ghana’s U-17 side ,the Black Starlets, have made two changes ahead of this evening AFCON U-17 match against the host nation Gabon in Port Gentile . Defender Rashid...
10 Takeaways From Kwesi Appiah’s Unveiling
15 days after officially beginning his second spell as Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah met the press who had made loud calls for the former captain to be introduced. His plans were certainly top on...